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How David Blaine Held His Breath for 17 Minutes…and Why
How does a human being hold his breath for 17 minutes...and why would he even bother? Stuntman and magician David Blaine offers a personal glimpse into his mind and methods in this compelling TEDMED video. [Read more]
Getting Beyond Guilty to Green
Feeling guilty about not being green enough may be preventing some of us from moving forward. Movement toward sustainability is possible. [Read more]
Wedding Dress: A Story of Hemlines and Lifelines
Important stages in our lives can be marked in many ways. Our writer takes us through her life, from hemlines to lifelines, including the story of her wedding dress. [Read more]
I Had A Lion
Many, many (many) decades later, Gil discovers that his birth was honoured with the gift of a lion. [Read more]
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream: How Much Sleep Do Humans Really Need?
Many of us don’t get enough sleep, while others get too much. Spurred on by her family's sleep patterns, Heather Vale Goss investigates how much sleep is enough for optimal health. [Read more]
Adventures in Snacking
Lesson learned: never test pepper hotness when you're alone in the house. It's also a good idea to be seated. [Read more]
International Women’s Day: A Day to Celebrate, Imagine and Act
Happy International Women’s Day to to all women in all of our wonderful incarnations … mothers, daughters, aunts, sisters, friends, grandmas, nanas and more … Today is a day to celebrate who we are and how far we’ve come, and... [Read more]
Oh Those Mayans: 2012 Prophecies vs. Current Realities
I have no idea what will happen on December 21, 2012 when the Mayan calendar ends. Maybe the world will end. Maybe it won’t. Maybe the poles will shift? Maybe. I do know what's certain — climate change is upon us. [Read more]
Dances with Swords
Now, these were no ordinary dance classes. Nay, nay, they were Highland Dancing lessons, Sword dancing, thank-you-very-much, which involved real swords (the best part) and bare feet. [Read more]
The Magic of Maps
While today we may see maps as definitive and even scientific, Nathan Thompson reveals that the way mapmakers define the world is as much driven by imagination and even love as by measurement. [Read more]
